The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-30
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
An Interesting Session on Satur-
day Morning.

The Salt Lake County Teachers In
stitute met in the Thirteenth Ward dis
trict schoolroom, October 29th, 1886,
President William M. Stewart occupy
ing the chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved.
Under the head of miscellaneous bus
mess Superintendent Stewart stated that
the term reports were now ready for the
teachers; also that the larger of the
school districts were entitled to writing
charts, through the courtesy of Iveson,
Brakeman & 60.
The resignation OF Mrs. A. K. Hardy
as assistant educational reporter, was
accepted.
Al Introductory lecture on psychol-
ogy was delivered by Professor Orson
Howard. He said, the science of medi-
cine is sister to the science of education.
Both these sciences deal with that COM
pick obJect-a human being. The
methods which have been followed with
success in advancing and perfecting the
one, may be followed with confidence in
the young mind, with its Joys, SORROWS,
passions, and all its various modes, all
the different kinds of character must be
studied until they can De classified and
a Technology arrived at, such as exist
in other departments of science. The
times of the awakening of each power
in the infant mind must be noted and
recorded, so as to arrive at a more exact
knowledge OF mental development
Why is it not possible to discover a uni
form method of treating an evil in the
schoolrooms as has been done in medi-
cine? The science of education is at
the present time far in advance of The
practice. The average teacher is not
able to apply what is welt established.
The teacher should be scholar in the
highest sense of the word. He
should be trained psychologist.
He should be skilled in the sci
ence of the soul. The modern
theories of the soul may be grouped
under four headings, materialism, oc-
casionalism, dualism and monism.
Materialism takes the ground that the
mind is but the expression or result of
the complex chemical changes in the
substance of the brain. Occasionalism
believes that there are TWO distinct
kinds of substance, the material and
the spiritual, existing independently of
each other. Dualism also believes in
the existence of two unlike substances,
the material and the spiritual. Mon
ism is metaphysical theory. 1t takes
the ground that there is but one sub
stance which may manifest itself in
basis of psychology may be described
ind iuIH I1o rJhi RI dc of
all other sciences are universalistic.
That is to say, knowing. feeling and
willing, must be referred to, or tested
by, an or subject, which experiences
them.
School Tactics, by T. r. Wilson. The
gentleman said he would contine his
remarks to his own practice. The I'M
derlying principle of school tactics
should be a part of psychology. The
pupil must learn to exercise his will,
which should be trained in the right
direction.
Recitation, Sans Letter.. ].
Walton.
Primary Reading-The principle in
Volved and It's application, was treated
of by Miss G. Sharp. The lady said the
principle involved was that of associa-
ton. She then gave her method of
teaching primary reading.
PROGRAMME FOR NEXT MEETING.
Define attention; how is it cultivated
Mr.. C. G. Craze.
General principles and application of
intermediate reading - Miss Ruth
Reese.
Select reading Lufkin.
Give the relative merits of oral in
struction and book training-Mr. VIM.
Bradford.
Critic-PrOfessor Martin.
Adjourned for two weeks.
G. SEARP, Assistant Secretary.
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